Cops shoot man who threatened his father

A man was in critical condition Tuesday night after being shot multiple times by Seattle police near Carkeek Park.

Police were called around 7:30 p.m. to a home in the 10100 block of 4th Avenue Northwest, where a man was holding his father hostage with a knife, according to police spokesman Mark Jamieson.

Police managed to separate the two men, and the younger man emerged from the house. Jamieson said the man started saying things that didn’t make sense and acted as if he were going to run off.

Police officers used a Taser on him, but it was not effective because the man was wearing bulky clothing, Jamieson said. The man ran from the scene, and police gave chase. Eventually the man crouched behind a vehicle, then rose with something metal in his hands.